California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22km WNW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22km WNW of Ocotillo, CA on Thu, Mar 25, 1982, 3:50 AM PST (11:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 3km SW of Brawley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-25 11:50:23 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.821° N, 116.204° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93km SW of Brawley, CA · 16252 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.03km SW of Brawley, CA · 16252 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.64km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16252 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16252 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.82km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16252 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 16250 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.727km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16248 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.714km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16248 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.19km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16247 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.126km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16247 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.612km SE of Anza, CA · 16246 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.323km SE of Campo, CA · 16245 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 16243 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.11km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16242 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.014km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16242 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.84km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.924km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16240 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.62km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 16240 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.84km WNW of Anza, CA · 16240 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 16239 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16239 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.218km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16239 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.66km E of North Shore, CA · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.817km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16238 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.016km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16238 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.95km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16238 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.96km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16237 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.96km NE of Imperial, CA · 16237 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.218km W of Westmorland, CA · 16237 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16237 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.010km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16237 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.912km SW of Salton City, CA · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.356km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16237 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.624km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16236 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.720km W of Westmorland, CA · 16235 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.427km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 16235 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.620km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16235 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.715km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16234 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.66km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16234 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.315km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16232 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.828km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.09km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16228 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.09km ENE of Heber, CA · 16228 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16228 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16228 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.76km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16227 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.824km ESE of Anza, CA · 16227 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.912km SE of Anza, CA · 16226 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.85km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16226 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.130km SE of Campo, CA · 16226 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.06km W of Westmorland, CA · 16225 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.06km NE of Imperial, CA · 16224 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.811km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16223 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.121km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16223 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.84km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16223 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.210km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16222 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 16222 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.811km SE of Anza, CA · 16222 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.916km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.53km SW of Brawley, CA · 16221 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 1.83km SSW of Brawley, CA · 16253 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.83km SW of Brawley, CA · 16253 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.95km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16253 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.316km SE of Anza, CA · 16254 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.512km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16254 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.013km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16254 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.316km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16255 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.214km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16255 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.912km SE of Anza, CA · 16255 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.021km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.812km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.610km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.912km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.57km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527772. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.